![]() There were a number of 4 vows of Jainism ordained by Parsava. The vows were 'Ahimsa' (non-injury), 'Sunrita' (truth), 'Asteya' (non-stealing) and 'Brahmacharya'. As, Parsava never preached about complete nudity, his followers were called as the 'Svetambara' (white-clad) Jains. A serpent was the symbol of Parsava. After becoming successful in spreading his thoughts and idealism among the common people and also among his disciples, Parsava decided to slowly starve himself to death. He actually did so to follow an essential part of Jain principle that permits the Jain monks to die after completing 12 years of ascetic discipline. The hill where he died is quite famous as Parasnath, at the moment and the hill is also a very important and sacred pilgrimage centre for the Jain community. |